Fisherman{40 s pouch

ABSTRACT

A fisherman&#39;&#39;s pouch comprising: a rear flap with oppositely disposed side flaps and a front flap secured or joined to one edge of the rear flap. Snap fasteners detachably secure the rear and front flaps together. Geber snap fasteners detachably secure the side flaps together.

[451 July 24, 1973 United States Patent 1 Maciel 2,011,709 8/1935 Craighead...i.................... 43/57.5 R

[ 1 FISHERMAN'S POUCH Linblade lnvemor: Richard W. Maciel, Cypress, Calif. 3/1964 Boertlein, Sr. et a1...-........

[73 I Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

Inc., New York, NY.

Nov. 29, 1971 Appl. No.: 202,970

Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene At!0rney-Richard S. Shreve, Jr.

22 Filed:

[57] ABSTRACT A fishermans pouch comprising: a rear flap with oppw sitely disposed side flaps and a front flap secured or [52] US. 43/57.5 R [51] Int Cl A0111 97/06 43/57.5 R; 224/5 R,

[58] Field orswchfffIIIfIfIff joined to one edge of the rear flap. Snap fasteners dctachably secure the rear and front flaps together. Geber snap fasteners detachably secure the side flaps together.

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures 639,030 12/1899 43/57 5 R 1,365,111 1/1921 Lawrence......... 43/57.5 R

PAIENIEU JUL 2 4 I978 FISHERMAN'S roucu FIELD OF THE INVENTION My invention is directed toward a fishermans pouch which can be worn on a belt or in a shirt pocket when not in use and which can carry a large plurality of different items used by fisherman.

SUMMARY I provide a rear flap with oppositely disposed side flaps and a front flap joined to an edge of the rear flap. Manually operable means detachably secure the front and rear flaps together. Other manually operable means detachably secure the side flaps together.

With the side flaps so secured, the pouch can be carried in a shirt pocket. With the side flaps secured and the front and rear flaps also secured, the pouch can be carried on a belt.

Typically, one side flap can carry a transparent pocket with a fishing license therein and a cork sheet to which the books of flies can be detachably secured. The other side flap can have a first pocket with a nail clip therein and a second pocket with a fish hook remover therein.

The rear flap can have a pocket adapted to carry BB shot as well as hooks to which leaders can be secured.

Hooks carried by the leaders can be detachably secured to a magnet bar also secured to the rear flap. Other items can be carried on any flap as desired.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings FIG. 1 is a plan of my invention in open position;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation of my invention as carried on a belt.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 2 22 secured to the flap and adapted to detachably hold hooks 24 of flies 26.

Flap 14 carries an upper pocket 28 with a nail clip 30 detachably disposed therein and a lower pocket 32 with a fish hook remover 34 therein.

Flap 10 carries a pocket 36 with hooks 38 in the upper portion below the flap from which leaders 40 can extend. The leaders can have hooks 42 at the bottom end detachably engageable with a magnet bar 44 also secured to the rear flap. BB shot 46 can be stored in the pocket. Several additional pockets 48 are subdivided into small compartments 50 into which small items such as sinkers 52 can be disposed.

Front flap 16 has snap fasteners 54 adapted to engage fasteners 56 on the rear flap. Side flaps 12 and 14 have snap fasteners 54 and 56 adapted to engage each other. With fasteners 54 and 56 engaged, the side flaps can be secured together over the folded flaps 10 and 16 whereby the belt 58 can pass therethrough and the pouch can be carried on the belt. Alternately, flap 16 can be pulled out whereby the pouch can be carried in shirt pocket 60 as shown.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new is:

l. A fishermans pouch comprising:

a rear flap with oppositely disposed side flaps and a front flap joined to an edge of the rear flap; fasteners for detachably securing said rear and front flaps together;

other fasteners for detachably securing said side flaps together;

one sideflap having a pocket with a transparent front for holding a fishing license and and a sheet of cork secured thereto to hold fly hooks;

the other side flap having a pocket to hold a nail clip and another pocket to hold a fish hook remover; said rear flap carrying a bar magnet to hold, fish hooks; and hooks on said rear flap to receive the leaders from the fish hooks held by said bar magnet. 

1. A fisherman''s pouch comprising: a rear flap with oppositely disposed side flaps and a front flap joined to an edge of the rear flap; fasteners for detachably securing said rear and front flaps together; other fasteners for detachably securing said side flaps together; one sideflap having a pocket with a transparent front for holding a fishing license and and a sheet of cork secured thereto to hold fly hooks; the other side flap having a pocket to hold a nail clip and another pocket to hold a fish hook remover; said rear flap carrying a bar magnet to hold fish hooks; and hooks on said rear flap to receive the leaders from the fish hooks held by said bar magnet. 